diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
index 8ad722b44d4..4379a122230 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <listitem>
        <para>
         Specifies parameters used to connect to the server, as a <link
-        linkend="libpq-connstring">connction string</link>;  these
+        linkend="libpq-connstring">connection string</link>;  these
         will override any conflicting command line options.
        </para>
        <para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
index f7e13f20f83..3a90c80d0b4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <listitem>
        <para>
         Specifies parameters used to connect to the server, as a <link
-        linkend="libpq-connstring">connction string</link>;  these
+        linkend="libpq-connstring">connection string</link>;  these
         will override any conflicting command line options.
        </para>
        <para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivewal.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivewal.sgml
index 63b2641fd4a..ceea6a0a193 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivewal.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivewal.sgml
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <listitem>
        <para>
         Specifies parameters used to connect to the server, as a <link
-        linkend="libpq-connstring">connction string</link>;  these
+        linkend="libpq-connstring">connection string</link>;  these
         will override any conflicting command line options.
        </para>
        <para>